Boulder, CO

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →

Single-parent

Children in single-parent families

27.9%

Starter home value (bottom tier)

$500,049 a year earlier

Falling recently Among the highest of peers

$2,367 a year earlier

Rising recently Among the highest of peers

$939,894 a year earlier

Rising recently Among the highest of peers

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Children

Children's share of the population

No measurable change Among the lowest of peers

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Public Safety 4 indicators

Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Violent crime rose about 4% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 74% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: violent crime is about 2% lower than in 2021 (365 then, 360 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 415 in 2023 it has fallen mostly since.

Longer view

Violent crime rose about 15% a year from 2018 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent monthly reading: 346 in July 2026, up from 334 a year earlier.

Needs attention 346 per 100k

2018July 2026

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▸ Compare all 24 similar-size cities by change rank

Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.

Place	Latestper 100k	Changelast 12 months	Change rank
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref	456 (Apr 26)	-9.3%
San Mateo, CA	148 (Jul 26)	-26.4%	1st
Carmel, IN	51 (Jul 26)	-22.9%	2nd
Burbank, CA	314 (Jul 26)	-20.8%	3rd
Yuma, AZ	333 (Jun 26)	-19.4%	4th
Centennial, CO	152 (Apr 26)	-19.3%	5th
Lee's Summit, MO	112 (Jul 26)	-16.1%	6th
Sugar Land, TX	71 (Jul 26)	-10.5%	7th
Chico, CA	607 (Jul 26)	-9.5%	8th
Fishers, IN	75 (Jul 26)	-7.1%	9th
Suffolk, VA	363 (Jun 26)	-3.1%	10th
South Bend, IN	946 (Jul 26)	-2.2%	11th
Brockton, MA	554 (Jun 26)	-1.8%	12th
El Monte, CA	417 (Jul 26)	+0.0%	13th
Quincy, MA	326 (Jul 26)	+0.3%	14th
Fayetteville, AR	448 (Jul 26)	+1.9%	15th
West Covina, CA	250 (Jul 26)	+2.3%	16th
Dearborn, MI	283 (Jul 26)	+2.7%	17th
Boulder, CO	346 (Jul 26)	+3.7%	18th
Bend, OR	175 (Jul 26)	+3.9%	19th
Vacaville, CA	267 (Jul 26)	+4.5%	20th
Lynn, MA	575 (Jul 26)	+8.1%	21st
Spokane Valley, WA	257 (Jun 26)	+14.3%	22nd
Georgetown, TX	163 (Jul 26)	+20.0%	23rd
Green Bay, WI	544 (Jul 26)	+27.2%	24th

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Peers worth a call

Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →

Charleston, SC down about 20% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
Garland, TX down about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
Tyler, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026

Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric

Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Property crime fell about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities. Boulder started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Longer view

Property crime fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent monthly reading: 2,417 in July 2026, down from 2,909 a year earlier.

Bright spot 2,417 per 100k

2018July 2026

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Place	Latestper 100k	Changelast 12 months	Change rank
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref	1,987 (Apr 26)	-12.2%
San Mateo, CA	1,257 (Jul 26)	-27.1%	1st
Vacaville, CA	1,255 (Jul 26)	-25.8%	2nd
Georgetown, TX	759 (Jul 26)	-23.0%	3rd
Centennial, CO	1,340 (Jul 26)	-22.1%	4th
Lynn, MA	923 (Jul 26)	-19.0%	5th
Burbank, CA	2,279 (Jul 26)	-18.2%	6th
Fishers, IN	439 (Jul 26)	-17.6%	7th
Carmel, IN	633 (Jul 26)	-17.1%	8th
Boulder, CO	2,417 (Jul 26)	-16.9%	9th
Quincy, MA	1,120 (Jul 26)	-15.0%	10th
Lee's Summit, MO	1,954 (Jul 26)	-11.4%	11th
West Covina, CA	1,706 (Jul 26)	-10.4%	12th
Bend, OR	1,298 (Jul 26)	-10.4%	13th
Suffolk, VA	1,265 (Jun 26)	-10.3%	14th
Spokane Valley, WA	3,080 (Jun 26)	-9.8%	15th
South Bend, IN	2,502 (Jul 26)	-9.1%	16th
Fayetteville, AR	1,882 (Jul 26)	-7.7%	17th
Dearborn, MI	1,716 (Jul 26)	-7.3%	18th
Sugar Land, TX	1,233 (Jul 26)	-6.1%	19th
Yuma, AZ	1,174 (Jun 26)	-1.2%	20th
El Monte, CA	1,984 (Jul 26)	+3.6%	21st
Chico, CA	1,845 (Jul 26)	+4.5%	22nd
Green Bay, WI	1,262 (Jul 26)	+5.2%	23rd
Brockton, MA	1,491 (Jun 26)	+20.8%	24th

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Peers worth a call

Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →

Salem, OR down about 33% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
Everett, WA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Knoxville, TN down about 21% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026

Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric

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Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers ★ Strong performer

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Homicides fell about 67% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 72% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: homicide fell about 24% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.

Longer view

Homicide rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent reading: 1 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 3 in the prior 12 months. That is 1 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.

Bright spot 1 homicides

2018July 2026

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▸ Compare all 24 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latestper 100k	Changelast 12 months	Change rank
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref	6 (Apr 26)	-17.8%
West Covina, CA	0 (Jul 26)	-100.0%	1st
Fayetteville, AR	0 (Jul 26)	-100.0%	2nd
Bend, OR	0 (Jul 26)	-100.0%	3rd
San Mateo, CA	0 (Jul 26)	-100.0%	4th
Spokane Valley, WA	0 (Jun 26)	-100.0%	5th
Boulder, CO	1 (Jul 26)	-66.7%	6th
Suffolk, VA	3 (Jun 26)	-62.5%	7th
El Monte, CA	2 (Jul 26)	-50.1%	8th
Lee's Summit, MO	2 (Jul 26)	-50.0%	9th
Green Bay, WI	2 (Jul 26)	-33.5%	10th
Dearborn, MI	2 (Jul 26)	-33.5%	11th
Yuma, AZ	5 (Jun 26)	-28.7%	12th
Brockton, MA	6 (Jun 26)	-25.1%	13th
Lynn, MA	2 (Jul 26)	+0.0%	14th
Burbank, CA	1 (Jul 26)	+0.0%	15th
Centennial, CO	1 (Jul 26)	+0.0%	16th
South Bend, IN	17 (Jul 26)	+260.3%	17th
Chico, CA	4 (Jul 26)	+300.4%	18th
Georgetown, TX	8 (Jul 26)	+800.1%	19th
Carmel, IN	0 (Jul 26)
Fishers, IN	1 (Jul 26)
Vacaville, CA	1 (Jul 26)
Sugar Land, TX	1 (Jul 26)
Quincy, MA	1 (Jul 26)

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Peers worth a call

San Mateo, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
Cedar Rapids, IA down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
Oxnard, CA down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026

Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric

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Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver ★ National leader

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 61% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 15% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities. Boulder started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Longer view

Vehicle theft fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent monthly reading: 77 in July 2026, down from 195 a year earlier.

Bright spot 77 per 100k

2018July 2026

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Place	Latestper 100k	Changelast 12 months	Change rank
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref	303 (Apr 26)	-22.2%
Boulder, CO	77 (Jul 26)	-60.7%	1st
Fishers, IN	29 (Jul 26)	-50.8%	2nd
Vacaville, CA	62 (Jul 26)	-50.4%	3rd
San Mateo, CA	85 (Jul 26)	-43.6%	4th
Burbank, CA	171 (Jul 26)	-42.7%	5th
Quincy, MA	68 (Jul 26)	-40.2%	6th
Dearborn, MI	213 (Jul 26)	-39.2%	7th
Lynn, MA	106 (Jul 26)	-38.2%	8th
Sugar Land, TX	45 (Jul 26)	-38.0%	9th
Yuma, AZ	85 (Jun 26)	-36.5%	10th
Centennial, CO	135 (Jul 26)	-32.6%	11th
Georgetown, TX	61 (Jul 26)	-30.1%	12th
Lee's Summit, MO	189 (Jul 26)	-28.5%	13th
South Bend, IN	297 (Jul 26)	-26.3%	14th
Green Bay, WI	156 (Jul 26)	-25.2%	15th
Suffolk, VA	84 (Jun 26)	-20.8%	16th
West Covina, CA	222 (Jul 26)	-19.9%	17th
El Monte, CA	313 (Jul 26)	-19.4%	18th
Spokane Valley, WA	253 (Jun 26)	-13.3%	19th
Fayetteville, AR	175 (Jul 26)	-3.6%	20th
Carmel, IN	83 (Jul 26)	+12.8%	21st
Chico, CA	212 (Jul 26)	+14.4%	22nd
Brockton, MA	354 (Jun 26)	+18.2%	23rd
Bend, OR	105 (Jul 26)	+28.4%	24th

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Peers worth a call

Westminster, CO down about 48% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 18% a year · 2021-2026
Salem, OR down about 40% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
Arvada, CO down about 37% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026

Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric

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Economy 7 indicators

Economy

Median household income

▲ Higher is better Real improvement

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Household income rose about 26% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $69,520 to $87,493 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$6,761).

Broader trend

All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Boulder started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Longer view

Household income rose about 51% from 2014 to 2024 ($58,062 to $87,493).

Bright spot $87,493

20102024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	$95,470		+32%
United States ref	$80,734		+28%
Bend, OR	$96,394	15th	+47%	1st	1% above peers
Rialto, CA	$88,857	19th	+44%	2nd	7% below peers
Fayetteville, AR	$62,695	29th	+43%	3rd	34% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	$74,042	23rd	+42%	4th	22% below peers
El Monte, CA	$68,030	24th	+39%	5th	28% below peers
South Bend, IN	$55,786	30th	+39%	6th	41% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	$97,550	13th	+38%	7th	3% above peers
Brockton, MA	$80,115	21st	+37%	8th	16% below peers
Yuma, AZ	$65,482	27th	+36%	9th	31% below peers
Green Bay, WI	$66,206	26th	+34%	10th	30% below peers
Lynn, MA	$75,043	22nd	+34%	11th	21% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA	$104,340	8th	+33%	12th	10% above peers
Renton, WA	$100,432	11th	+29%	13th	6% above peers
Georgetown, TX	$95,062	16th	+29%	14th	on par with peers
Burbank, CA	$97,082	14th	+28%	15th	2% above peers
Quincy, MA	$98,882	12th	+27%	16th	4% above peers
Vacaville, CA	$111,126	7th	+27%	17th	17% above peers
Boulder, CO	$87,493	20th	+26%	18th	8% below peers
Chico, CA	$66,977	25th	+26%	19th	30% below peers
Carmel, IN	$141,505	2nd	+25%	20th	49% above peers
Suffolk, VA	$92,666	17th	+24%	21st	3% below peers
San Mateo, CA	$153,504	1st	+23%	22nd	61% above peers
West Covina, CA	$101,065	10th	+22%	23rd	6% above peers
Dearborn, MI	$65,324	28th	+22%	24th	31% below peers
Columbia, MD	$131,490	5th	+21%	25th	38% above peers
Centennial, CO	$131,928	4th	+21%	26th	39% above peers
Downey, CA	$90,699	18th	+20%	27th	5% below peers
Fishers, IN	$130,203	6th	+19%	28th	37% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO	$102,531	9th	+14%	29th	8% above peers
Sugar Land, TX	$136,217	3rd	+12%	30th	43% above peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	$19,470	31st	+12%	31st	80% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.

EconomyMedian household income

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8 of 26 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024

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Peers worth a call

Salinas, CA up about 49% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Lancaster, CA up about 48% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Bend, OR up about 47% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$6,221 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Unemployment fell 0.2 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.6 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Longer view

Unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.

Latest

Most recent monthly reading: 4.0% in July 2026, down from 4.2% a year earlier.

4.0%

1990July 2026

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Place	Latest	Today's rank	Changelast 12 months	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	3.9% (Jul 26)		+0.0pp
United States ref	4.1% (Aug 26)		-0.2pp
Burbank, CA	5.9% (Jul 26)	27th	-1.3pp	1st	28% above peers
Downey, CA	4.9% (Jul 26)	18th	-0.9pp	2nd	7% above peers
El Monte, CA	5.1% (Jul 26)	22nd	-0.8pp	3rd	11% above peers
West Covina, CA	4.9% (Jul 26)	19th	-0.8pp	4th	7% above peers
Rialto, CA	5.7% (Jul 26)	25th	-0.7pp	5th	24% above peers
South Bend, IN	4.3% (Jul 26)	12th	-0.7pp	6th	7% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	3.3% (Jul 26)	5th	-0.7pp	7th	28% below peers
Chico, CA	5.4% (Jul 26)	24th	-0.7pp	8th	17% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	4.9% (Jul 26)	20th	-0.6pp	9th	7% above peers
Vacaville, CA	4.9% (Jul 26)	21st	-0.6pp	10th	7% above peers
Carmel, IN	3.0% (Jul 26)	2nd	-0.4pp	11th	35% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO	3.1% (Jul 26)	4th	-0.4pp	12th	33% below peers
Fishers, IN	3.0% (Jul 26)	3rd	-0.3pp	13th	35% below peers
Lynn, MA	5.2% (Jul 26)	23rd	-0.3pp	14th	13% above peers
Boulder, CO	4.0% (Jul 26)	10th	-0.2pp	15th	13% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA	2.4% (Jul 26)	1st	-0.2pp	16th	48% below peers
Quincy, MA	4.3% (Jul 26)	13th	-0.2pp	17th	7% below peers
Fayetteville, AR	3.9% (Jul 26)	8th	-0.2pp	18th	15% below peers
San Mateo, CA	3.9% (Jul 26)	9th	-0.2pp	19th	15% below peers
Brockton, MA	6.1% (Jul 26)	28th	-0.1pp	20th	33% above peers
Bend, OR	4.4% (Jul 26)	14th	-0.1pp	21st	4% below peers
Centennial, CO	3.8% (Jul 26)	7th	+0.1pp	22nd	17% below peers
Green Bay, WI	3.3% (Jul 26)	6th	+0.2pp	23rd	28% below peers
Renton, WA	4.8% (Jul 26)	16th	+0.2pp	24th	4% above peers
Dearborn, MI	5.7% (Jul 26)	26th	+0.3pp	25th	24% above peers
Suffolk, VA	4.0% (Jul 26)	11th	+0.3pp	26th	13% below peers
Georgetown, TX	4.8% (Jul 26)	17th	+0.4pp	27th	4% above peers
Sugar Land, TX	4.6% (Jul 26)	15th	+0.4pp	28th	on par with peers
Yuma, AZ	13.1% (Jul 26)	29th	+1.3pp	29th	185% above peers

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric

Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better No measurable change

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (20.4% then, 21.5% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend

27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Poverty fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.2% to 21.4%).

Needs attention 21.5%

20112024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	9.4%		-0.9pp
United States ref	12.4%
Rialto, CA	12.7%	19th	-3.4pp	1st	20% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	11.0%	18th	-2.9pp	2nd	4% above peers
Lynn, MA	13.8%	22nd	-2.8pp	3rd	31% above peers
Yuma, AZ	15.5%	24th	-2.7pp	4th	47% above peers
Bend, OR	8.8%	12th	-1.5pp	5th	17% below peers
Dearborn, MI	24.3%	30th	-3.8pp	6th	130% above peers
Renton, WA	8.1%	8th	-1.1pp	7th	23% below peers
South Bend, IN	20.8%	27th	-2.8pp	8th	97% above peers
El Monte, CA	17.4%	25th	-2.0pp	9th	65% above peers
Fayetteville, AR	20.6%	26th	-2.3pp	10th	95% above peers
Suffolk, VA	9.4%	14th	-1.0pp	11th	11% below peers
Brockton, MA	13.5%	21st	-1.3pp	12th	28% above peers
Quincy, MA	10.6%	16th	-0.7pp	13th	on par with peers
Chico, CA	22.7%	29th	-0.5pp	14th	115% above peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	49.6%	31st	-0.6pp	15th	370% above peers
Green Bay, WI	14.7%	23rd	-0.1pp	16th	39% above peers
Downey, CA	9.0%	13th	+0.1pp	17th	15% below peers
Burbank, CA	10.7%	17th	+0.2pp	18th	1% above peers
Centennial, CO	3.3%	1st	+0.1pp	19th	69% below peers
Columbia, MD	7.5%	6th	+0.3pp	20th	29% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	12.9%	20th	+0.6pp	21st	23% above peers
Boulder, CO	21.4%	28th	+1.1pp	22nd	103% above peers
San Mateo, CA	8.2%	9th	+0.7pp	23rd	22% below peers
Carmel, IN	3.9%	2nd	+0.4pp	24th	63% below peers
Vacaville, CA	8.2%	10th	+0.9pp	25th	22% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA	8.5%	11th	+0.9pp	26th	19% below peers
Georgetown, TX	8.0%	7th	+1.1pp	27th	24% below peers
West Covina, CA	10.0%	15th	+1.7pp	28th	5% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO	5.7%	5th	+1.1pp	29th	46% below peers
Sugar Land, TX	5.5%	4th	+1.3pp	30th	48% below peers
Fishers, IN	4.0%	3rd	+1.1pp	31st	62% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

EconomyShare of people below the poverty level

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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024

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Peers worth a call

Miami Gardens, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
North Charleston, SC down 6.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Tyler, TX down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.3% then, 9.1% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Broader trend

37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Child poverty fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.2% to 9.1%).

Bright spot 9.1%

20132024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	11.1%		-1.5pp
United States ref	16.1%
Brockton, MA	15.2%	20th	-4.9pp	1st	24% above peers
Rialto, CA	18.1%	23rd	-5.8pp	2nd	48% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	15.1%	19th	-4.3pp	3rd	23% above peers
Renton, WA	8.6%	7th	-2.3pp	4th	30% below peers
Suffolk, VA	12.7%	18th	-3.3pp	5th	4% above peers
Georgetown, TX	6.2%	5th	-1.5pp	6th	49% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA	10.1%	11th	-2.3pp	7th	18% below peers
Yuma, AZ	21.8%	26th	-4.8pp	8th	78% above peers
Bend, OR	10.4%	12th	-2.1pp	9th	15% below peers
Lynn, MA	17.9%	22nd	-3.4pp	10th	46% above peers
Quincy, MA	12.6%	17th	-2.3pp	11th	3% above peers
South Bend, IN	29.1%	29th	-4.8pp	12th	137% above peers
Dearborn, MI	34.5%	30th	-5.3pp	13th	181% above peers
El Monte, CA	26.6%	28th	-3.7pp	14th	117% above peers
Columbia, MD	9.8%	10th	-0.8pp	15th	20% below peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	65.9%	31st	-4.2pp	16th	437% above peers
Downey, CA	11.2%	15th	-0.4pp	17th	9% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	16.9%	21st	+0.2pp	18th	38% above peers
Green Bay, WI	20.1%	24th	+0.4pp	19th	64% above peers
Fishers, IN	3.0%	2nd	+0.1pp	20th	76% below peers
San Mateo, CA	8.9%	8th	+0.6pp	21st	27% below peers
Centennial, CO	2.9%	1st	+0.2pp	22nd	76% below peers
Carmel, IN	4.1%	3rd	+0.3pp	23rd	67% below peers
Burbank, CA	10.8%	13th	+1.6pp	24th	12% below peers
West Covina, CA	12.3%	16th	+1.9pp	25th	on par with peers
Fayetteville, AR	20.9%	25th	+3.2pp	26th	70% above peers
Chico, CA	22.2%	27th	+3.9pp	27th	81% above peers
Vacaville, CA	10.8%	14th	+2.0pp	28th	12% below peers
Sugar Land, TX	6.0%	4th	+1.6pp	29th	51% below peers
Boulder, CO	9.1%	9th	+2.7pp	30th	26% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO	7.5%	6th	+2.3pp	31st	39% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

EconomyShare of children below the poverty level

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Peers worth a call

Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →

Goodyear, AZ down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Murrieta, CA down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Meridian, ID down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

▲ Higher is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Broadband rose 3.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 92.0% to 95.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp).

Broader trend

93% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Boulder started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Longer view

Broadband rose 6.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (89.2% to 95.6%).

Bright spot 95.6%

20172024

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Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	93.7%		+5.6pp
United States ref	91.1%
Ponce zona urbana, PR	85.9%	31st	+25.5pp	1st	8% below peers
South Bend, IN	89.1%	30th	+17.3pp	2nd	5% below peers
Rialto, CA	92.3%	21st	+14.2pp	3rd	2% below peers
El Monte, CA	90.0%	28th	+12.2pp	4th	4% below peers
Dearborn, MI	93.4%	18th	+11.8pp	5th	on par with peers
Lynn, MA	91.5%	23rd	+11.5pp	6th	2% below peers
Burbank, CA	95.0%	12th	+10.4pp	7th	1% above peers
Brockton, MA	89.9%	29th	+9.1pp	8th	4% below peers
Yuma, AZ	90.4%	26th	+9.1pp	9th	4% below peers
Suffolk, VA	90.2%	27th	+8.8pp	10th	4% below peers
Green Bay, WI	90.6%	24th	+8.9pp	11th	3% below peers
Fayetteville, AR	91.9%	22nd	+7.7pp	12th	2% below peers
Quincy, MA	94.6%	13th	+7.8pp	13th	1% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	93.5%	17th	+6.3pp	14th	on par with peers
Downey, CA	93.1%	20th	+6.2pp	15th	1% below peers
West Covina, CA	94.2%	15th	+5.9pp	16th	1% above peers
Spokane Valley, WA	90.5%	25th	+5.0pp	17th	3% below peers
Georgetown, TX	95.1%	11th	+5.2pp	18th	1% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO	95.8%	7th	+5.2pp	19th	2% above peers
Chico, CA	93.7%	16th	+5.1pp	20th	on par with peers
San Mateo, CA	95.7%	8th	+3.8pp	21st	2% above peers
Boulder, CO	95.6%	9th	+3.6pp	22nd	2% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA	95.2%	10th	+3.4pp	23rd	2% above peers
Vacaville, CA	96.0%	5th	+3.1pp	24th	2% above peers
Renton, WA	94.4%	14th	+2.8pp	25th	1% above peers
Bend, OR	93.1%	19th	+2.5pp	26th	1% below peers
Columbia, MD	95.8%	6th	+2.6pp	27th	2% above peers
Sugar Land, TX	97.6%	1st	+2.5pp	28th	4% above peers
Centennial, CO	96.9%	3rd	+2.5pp	29th	3% above peers
Carmel, IN	97.2%	2nd	+1.3pp	30th	4% above peers
Fishers, IN	96.4%	4th	-0.5pp	31st	3% above peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription

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Antioch, CA up 7.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 50% of this group · 2019-2024
Carrollton, TX up 6.8pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
Clovis, CA up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better Worsening

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Inequality rose about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.53 to 0.56 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend

7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.

Longer view

Inequality rose about 6% from 2014 to 2024 (0.53 to 0.56).

Needs attention 0.56

20102024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	0.46		+0.002
United States ref	0.48		+0.001
Fayetteville, AR	0.50	28th	-0.028	1st	12% above peers
Fishers, IN	0.40	3rd	-0.019	2nd	10% below peers
Chico, CA	0.48	26th	-0.017	3rd	9% above peers
Vacaville, CA	0.40	1st	-0.011	4th	10% below peers
Carmel, IN	0.45	18th	-0.012	5th	1% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO	0.40	4th	-0.007	6th	9% below peers
South Bend, IN	0.48	23rd	-0.006	7th	8% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA	0.52	29th	-0.006	8th	17% above peers
Rialto, CA	0.40	2nd	-0.000	9th	10% below peers
Suffolk, VA	0.43	13th	-0.000	10th	2% below peers
Brockton, MA	0.46	20th	+0.001	11th	4% above peers
Spokane Valley, WA	0.42	8th	+0.002	12th	6% below peers
Quincy, MA	0.45	17th	+0.003	13th	on par with peers
Green Bay, WI	0.44	15th	+0.003	14th	on par with peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	0.58	31st	+0.005	15th	30% above peers
Sugar Land, TX	0.44	16th	+0.005	16th	on par with peers
Georgetown, TX	0.43	10th	+0.007	17th	4% below peers
Yuma, AZ	0.45	19th	+0.008	18th	2% above peers
Dearborn, MI	0.48	24th	+0.010	19th	9% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	0.41	7th	+0.009	20th	7% below peers
Lynn, MA	0.47	21st	+0.012	21st	6% above peers
Renton, WA	0.43	11th	+0.012	22nd	3% below peers
El Monte, CA	0.44	14th	+0.012	23rd	1% below peers
Bend, OR	0.47	22nd	+0.014	24th	6% above peers
Burbank, CA	0.50	27th	+0.017	25th	12% above peers
Centennial, CO	0.41	6th	+0.014	26th	8% below peers
Columbia, MD	0.41	5th	+0.014	27th	9% below peers
West Covina, CA	0.43	9th	+0.019	28th	4% below peers
San Mateo, CA	0.48	25th	+0.023	29th	9% above peers
Boulder, CO	0.56	30th	+0.029	30th	26% above peers
Downey, CA	0.43	12th	+0.028	31st	3% below peers

Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal) ★ Strong performer

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (4.2% then, 5.1% now; margin ±1.1pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend

50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Snap rose 1.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (4.0% to 5.1%).

Needs attention 5.1%

20102023

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2019-2023 survey	Today's rank	Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	8.0%		+0.1pp
United States ref	11.8%		-0.5pp
Bend, OR	7.7%	11th	-4.9pp	1st	31% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA	3.6%	4th	-1.3pp	2nd	68% below peers
Fishers, IN	1.4%	1st	-0.5pp	3rd	87% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	10.9%	15th	-2.8pp	4th	2% below peers
Rialto, CA	18.8%	26th	-4.0pp	5th	68% above peers
Suffolk, VA	11.2%	16th	-1.7pp	6th	on par with peers
South Bend, IN	16.7%	23rd	-2.0pp	7th	49% above peers
Yuma, AZ	15.7%	22nd	-1.2pp	8th	41% above peers
Dearborn, MI	21.6%	27th	-1.3pp	9th	94% above peers
Carmel, IN	1.6%	2nd	-0.1pp	10th	86% below peers
Renton, WA	11.6%	19th	+0.3pp	11th	4% above peers
Spokane Valley, WA	17.3%	25th	+0.4pp	12th	55% above peers
Columbia, MD	8.1%	13th	+0.2pp	13th	28% below peers
Lynn, MA	28.9%	29th	+0.9pp	14th	159% above peers
Fayetteville, AR	6.8%	10th	+0.2pp	15th	39% below peers
Brockton, MA	31.4%	30th	+2.2pp	16th	182% above peers
Green Bay, WI	17.1%	24th	+1.5pp	17th	54% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO	4.0%	7th	+0.4pp	18th	64% below peers
Vacaville, CA	8.1%	12th	+1.2pp	19th	28% below peers
San Mateo, CA	3.9%	6th	+0.6pp	20th	66% below peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	54.5%	31st	+8.5pp	21st	389% above peers
Boulder, CO	5.1%	8th	+1.0pp	22nd	54% below peers
Georgetown, TX	5.3%	9th	+1.1pp	23rd	52% below peers
Chico, CA	14.8%	21st	+3.9pp	24th	32% above peers
Quincy, MA	13.8%	20th	+4.1pp	25th	24% above peers
El Monte, CA	22.1%	28th	+6.6pp	26th	98% above peers
Centennial, CO	2.5%	3rd	+0.9pp	27th	77% below peers
Downey, CA	11.2%	17th	+4.1pp	28th	on par with peers
Sugar Land, TX	3.7%	5th	+1.8pp	29th	66% below peers
Burbank, CA	9.2%	14th	+4.4pp	30th	17% below peers
West Covina, CA	11.4%	18th	+6.1pp	31st	3% above peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.

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Olathe, KS down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
Allen, TX down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
St. George, UT down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023

Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric

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Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Rising recently

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 54% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: home value is about 6% higher than in 2021 ($892,807 then, $948,693 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $1,035,215 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.

Longer view

Home value rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent monthly reading: $948,693 in August 2026, up from $939,894 a year earlier.

Big move $948,693

2000August 2026

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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest	Today's rank	Changelast 12 months	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	$532,748 (Aug 26)		-1.4%
United States ref	$368,697 (Aug 26)		+1.2%
South Bend, IN	$201,639 (Aug 26)	29th	+7.2%	1st	65% below peers
Green Bay, WI	$285,361 (Aug 26)	27th	+5.4%	2nd	51% below peers
Carmel, IN	$574,220 (Aug 26)	16th	+4.6%	3rd	1% below peers
San Mateo, CA	$1,672,329 (Aug 26)	1st	+4.6%	4th	188% above peers
Dearborn, MI	$250,741 (Aug 26)	28th	+4.2%	5th	57% below peers
Fayetteville, AR	$383,552 (Aug 26)	25th	+4.0%	6th	34% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA	$692,396 (Aug 26)	9th	+3.5%	7th	19% above peers
Suffolk, VA	$389,533 (Aug 26)	24th	+2.7%	8th	33% below peers
Downey, CA	$878,882 (Aug 26)	4th	+2.3%	9th	51% above peers
Brockton, MA	$508,661 (Aug 26)	17th	+2.2%	10th	12% below peers
Quincy, MA	$679,587 (Aug 26)	10th	+1.8%	11th	17% above peers
Fishers, IN	$444,527 (Aug 26)	20th	+1.8%	12th	23% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	$675,290 (Aug 26)	11th	+1.8%	13th	16% above peers
Rialto, CA	$589,453 (Aug 26)	14th	+1.4%	14th	2% above peers
El Monte, CA	$752,694 (Aug 26)	6th	+1.2%	15th	30% above peers
Boulder, CO	$948,693 (Aug 26)	3rd	+0.9%	16th	63% above peers
West Covina, CA	$835,555 (Aug 26)	5th	+0.9%	17th	44% above peers
Lynn, MA	$580,377 (Aug 26)	15th	+0.7%	18th	on par with peers
Chico, CA	$460,839 (Aug 26)	19th	+0.6%	19th	21% below peers
Columbia, MD	$507,609 (Aug 26)	18th	+0.5%	20th	13% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	$410,897 (Aug 26)	23rd	+0.4%	21st	29% below peers
Yuma, AZ	$295,611 (Aug 26)	26th	+0.3%	22nd	49% below peers
Sugar Land, TX	$442,326 (Aug 26)	21st	+0.2%	23rd	24% below peers
Burbank, CA	$1,176,932 (Aug 26)	2nd	+0.0%	24th	103% above peers
Vacaville, CA	$601,486 (Aug 26)	13th	-0.5%	25th	4% above peers
Bend, OR	$729,189 (Aug 26)	8th	-0.8%	26th	26% above peers
Centennial, CO	$632,941 (Aug 26)	12th	-1.3%	27th	9% above peers
Renton, WA	$731,654 (Aug 26)	7th	-1.9%	28th	26% above peers
Georgetown, TX	$420,930 (Aug 26)	22nd	-4.3%	29th	27% below peers

Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric

Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Falling recently, faster than peers

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Starter homes fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: starter homes is about 1% higher than in 2021 ($484,742 then, $491,064 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $552,899 in 2022 it has fallen each year since.

Longer view

Starter homes rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent monthly reading: $491,064 in August 2026, down from $500,049 a year earlier.

Big move $491,064

2000August 2026

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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest	Today's rank	Changelast 12 months	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	$355,059 (Aug 26)		-1.7%
United States ref	$200,550 (Aug 26)		+2.2%
South Bend, IN	$120,201 (Aug 26)	29th	+10.6%	1st	71% below peers
Green Bay, WI	$221,083 (Aug 26)	26th	+7.2%	2nd	46% below peers
Dearborn, MI	$192,346 (Aug 26)	28th	+5.6%	3rd	53% below peers
Fayetteville, AR	$284,238 (Aug 26)	23rd	+4.6%	4th	31% below peers
Carmel, IN	$399,066 (Aug 26)	16th	+3.9%	5th	3% below peers
Suffolk, VA	$255,290 (Aug 26)	25th	+3.7%	6th	38% below peers
Brockton, MA	$413,016 (Aug 26)	15th	+3.4%	7th	on par with peers
Downey, CA	$746,237 (Aug 26)	3rd	+2.5%	8th	81% above peers
Rialto, CA	$525,741 (Aug 26)	8th	+2.0%	9th	27% above peers
Fishers, IN	$339,609 (Aug 26)	19th	+1.9%	10th	18% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	$556,089 (Aug 26)	6th	+1.8%	11th	35% above peers
San Mateo, CA	$995,042 (Aug 26)	1st	+1.7%	12th	141% above peers
El Monte, CA	$635,761 (Aug 26)	5th	+1.5%	13th	54% above peers
Quincy, MA	$477,931 (Aug 26)	13th	+1.4%	14th	16% above peers
Chico, CA	$351,343 (Aug 26)	18th	+1.4%	15th	15% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	$329,822 (Aug 26)	20th	+1.3%	16th	20% below peers
West Covina, CA	$720,537 (Aug 26)	4th	+1.0%	17th	74% above peers
Lynn, MA	$446,726 (Aug 26)	14th	+0.2%	18th	8% above peers
Burbank, CA	$868,131 (Aug 26)	2nd	-0.0%	19th	110% above peers
Yuma, AZ	$209,337 (Aug 26)	27th	-0.2%	20th	49% below peers
Columbia, MD	$359,977 (Aug 26)	17th	-0.3%	21st	13% below peers
Bend, OR	$526,152 (Aug 26)	7th	-0.8%	22nd	27% above peers
Vacaville, CA	$502,951 (Aug 26)	10th	-0.8%	23rd	22% above peers
Sugar Land, TX	$303,351 (Aug 26)	22nd	-1.6%	24th	27% below peers
Renton, WA	$522,663 (Aug 26)	9th	-1.7%	25th	27% above peers
Boulder, CO	$491,064 (Aug 26)	11th	-1.8%	26th	19% above peers
Centennial, CO	$483,951 (Aug 26)	12th	-2.0%	27th	17% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA	$277,549 (Aug 26)	24th	-3.3%	28th	33% below peers
Georgetown, TX	$322,231 (Aug 26)	21st	-4.0%	29th	22% below peers

Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric

Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better No measurable change

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (48.4% then, 47.2% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Broader trend

37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Homeownership fell 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (48.0% to 47.2%).

Needs attention 47.2%

20112024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	66.2%		+1.0pp
United States ref	65.2%
Fayetteville, AR	41.8%	30th	+5.2pp	1st	31% below peers
Yuma, AZ	66.8%	11th	+5.5pp	2nd	11% above peers
Vacaville, CA	67.5%	10th	+5.5pp	3rd	12% above peers
Lynn, MA	48.1%	25th	+3.2pp	4th	20% below peers
South Bend, IN	60.2%	17th	+3.0pp	5th	on par with peers
Sandy Springs, GA	50.2%	23rd	+2.2pp	6th	17% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	70.1%	7th	+3.1pp	7th	16% above peers
Rialto, CA	66.2%	12th	+2.7pp	8th	10% above peers
Brockton, MA	57.4%	20th	+2.3pp	9th	5% below peers
Green Bay, WI	57.9%	19th	+2.3pp	10th	4% below peers
Renton, WA	54.4%	21st	+2.2pp	11th	10% below peers
Burbank, CA	43.3%	29th	+1.4pp	12th	28% below peers
Dearborn, MI	68.4%	9th	+2.0pp	13th	13% above peers
Suffolk, VA	70.7%	6th	+2.0pp	14th	17% above peers
Bend, OR	61.7%	15th	+1.7pp	15th	2% above peers
Downey, CA	51.1%	22nd	+1.2pp	16th	15% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	58.2%	18th	+0.9pp	17th	3% below peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	65.4%	13th	+0.9pp	18th	9% above peers
El Monte, CA	40.2%	31st	+0.2pp	19th	33% below peers
Columbia, MD	64.8%	14th	-0.7pp	20th	8% above peers
Sugar Land, TX	80.3%	2nd	-1.1pp	21st	33% above peers
Carmel, IN	74.3%	4th	-1.3pp	22nd	23% above peers
Centennial, CO	80.6%	1st	-1.6pp	23rd	34% above peers
Quincy, MA	45.2%	27th	-0.9pp	24th	25% below peers
Fishers, IN	76.2%	3rd	-1.5pp	25th	26% above peers
Boulder, CO	47.2%	26th	-1.1pp	26th	22% below peers
Chico, CA	43.4%	28th	-1.3pp	27th	28% below peers
West Covina, CA	60.3%	16th	-2.3pp	28th	on par with peers
Georgetown, TX	69.5%	8th	-2.8pp	29th	15% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO	73.4%	5th	-3.8pp	30th	22% above peers
San Mateo, CA	49.9%	24th	-4.5pp	31st	17% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

Housing

Typical asking rent

No better direction Rising recently, slower than peers

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 75% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.

Longer view

Rent rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent monthly reading: $2,399 in August 2026, up from $2,367 a year earlier.

Big move $2,399

2015August 2026

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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest	Today's rank	Changelast 12 months	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
United States ref	$1,948 (Aug 26)		+2.5%
San Mateo, CA	$3,917 (Aug 26)	1st	+9.6%	1st	75% above peers
Carmel, IN	$1,838 (Aug 26)	20th	+8.1%	2nd	18% below peers
Suffolk, VA	$2,049 (Aug 26)	17th	+6.3%	3rd	8% below peers
Fishers, IN	$1,911 (Aug 26)	19th	+4.6%	4th	15% below peers
Rialto, CA	$2,686 (Aug 26)	4th	+4.3%	5th	20% above peers
Green Bay, WI	$1,066 (Aug 26)	29th	+3.9%	6th	52% below peers
Columbia, MD	$2,259 (Aug 26)	14th	+3.9%	7th	1% above peers
Downey, CA	$2,305 (Aug 26)	12th	+3.4%	8th	3% above peers
Bend, OR	$2,288 (Aug 26)	13th	+3.2%	9th	2% above peers
Yuma, AZ	$1,459 (Aug 26)	27th	+3.1%	10th	35% below peers
South Bend, IN	$1,298 (Aug 26)	28th	+3.0%	11th	42% below peers
Brockton, MA	$2,341 (Aug 26)	10th	+3.0%	12th	5% above peers
Dearborn, MI	$1,805 (Aug 26)	21st	+2.8%	13th	19% below peers
Renton, WA	$2,236 (Aug 26)	15th	+2.7%	14th	on par with peers
Fayetteville, AR	$1,612 (Aug 26)	24th	+2.3%	15th	28% below peers
Lynn, MA	$2,313 (Aug 26)	11th	+2.3%	16th	3% above peers
West Covina, CA	$2,580 (Aug 26)	7th	+2.2%	17th	15% above peers
Georgetown, TX	$1,621 (Aug 26)	23rd	+1.9%	18th	28% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	$1,547 (Aug 26)	25th	+1.7%	19th	31% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	$2,610 (Aug 26)	6th	+1.6%	20th	17% above peers
Vacaville, CA	$2,614 (Aug 26)	5th	+1.5%	21st	17% above peers
Boulder, CO	$2,399 (Aug 26)	8th	+1.4%	22nd	7% above peers
El Monte, CA	$2,361 (Aug 26)	9th	+1.2%	23rd	6% above peers
Chico, CA	$1,544 (Aug 26)	26th	+1.1%	24th	31% below peers
Burbank, CA	$2,783 (Aug 26)	2nd	+0.9%	25th	24% above peers
Quincy, MA	$2,770 (Aug 26)	3rd	+0.8%	26th	24% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA	$1,706 (Aug 26)	22nd	+0.6%	27th	24% below peers
Centennial, CO	$2,231 (Aug 26)	16th	-0.5%	28th	on par with peers
Sugar Land, TX	$2,032 (Aug 26)	18th	-0.6%	29th	9% below peers

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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.7% then, 46.0% now; margin ±2.6pp).

Broader trend

17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Cost burden rose 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.8% to 46.0%).

Needs attention 46.0%

20102024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	34.0%		+1.7pp
United States ref	32.2%		+0.4pp
Bend, OR	34.1%	13th	-2.8pp	1st	4% below peers
El Monte, CA	48.1%	30th	-3.9pp	2nd	36% above peers
Rialto, CA	40.6%	23rd	-2.6pp	3rd	15% above peers
Yuma, AZ	30.9%	10th	-1.8pp	4th	13% below peers
Green Bay, WI	27.4%	6th	-1.4pp	5th	22% below peers
Columbia, MD	27.7%	7th	-0.7pp	6th	22% below peers
Fayetteville, AR	35.3%	16th	-0.9pp	7th	on par with peers
Quincy, MA	39.8%	22nd	-0.7pp	8th	13% above peers
South Bend, IN	30.5%	9th	-0.5pp	9th	14% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA	32.3%	11th	-0.2pp	10th	9% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	38.9%	20th	-0.2pp	11th	10% above peers
Spokane Valley, WA	34.8%	15th	-0.1pp	12th	2% below peers
San Mateo, CA	38.7%	17th	-0.1pp	13th	10% above peers
Downey, CA	44.9%	27th	+0.1pp	14th	27% above peers
Suffolk, VA	34.1%	14th	+0.2pp	15th	4% below peers
Chico, CA	44.7%	26th	+1.1pp	16th	27% above peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	29.3%	8th	+0.8pp	17th	17% below peers
West Covina, CA	40.7%	24th	+1.1pp	18th	15% above peers
Renton, WA	38.7%	18th	+1.1pp	19th	10% above peers
Brockton, MA	43.4%	25th	+1.3pp	20th	23% above peers
Burbank, CA	47.7%	29th	+2.1pp	21st	35% above peers
Boulder, CO	46.0%	28th	+2.3pp	22nd	30% above peers
Lynn, MA	49.7%	31st	+2.9pp	23rd	41% above peers
Vacaville, CA	38.8%	19th	+2.5pp	24th	10% above peers
Dearborn, MI	39.2%	21st	+2.8pp	25th	11% above peers
Georgetown, TX	33.4%	12th	+3.8pp	26th	5% below peers
Carmel, IN	20.6%	2nd	+2.5pp	27th	42% below peers
Fishers, IN	20.1%	1st	+2.5pp	28th	43% below peers
Sugar Land, TX	26.9%	5th	+4.3pp	29th	24% below peers
Centennial, CO	26.9%	4th	+4.6pp	30th	24% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO	26.7%	3rd	+5.2pp	31st	24% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

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Peers worth a call

Salinas, CA down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Fontana, CA down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
East Los Angeles, CA down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better No measurable change

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.2% then, 9.1% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend

27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

No vehicle held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.

Needs attention 9.1%

20102024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	5.2%		+0.1pp
United States ref	8.3%		-0.3pp
Fayetteville, AR	4.7%	10th	-2.5pp	1st	19% below peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	16.1%	29th	-4.5pp	2nd	176% above peers
Quincy, MA	14.1%	28th	-3.1pp	3rd	142% above peers
Lynn, MA	17.2%	31st	-3.8pp	4th	196% above peers
South Bend, IN	9.8%	27th	-2.0pp	5th	69% above peers
Sugar Land, TX	2.1%	1st	-0.4pp	6th	63% below peers
Yuma, AZ	5.8%	15th	-1.1pp	7th	on par with peers
Carmel, IN	2.5%	2nd	-0.4pp	8th	57% below peers
Suffolk, VA	5.0%	12th	-0.8pp	9th	13% below peers
Chico, CA	7.0%	19th	-0.8pp	10th	21% above peers
Georgetown, TX	3.5%	5th	-0.3pp	11th	41% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	6.9%	18th	-0.5pp	12th	18% above peers
Vacaville, CA	4.0%	8th	-0.3pp	13th	31% below peers
Rialto, CA	4.5%	9th	-0.3pp	14th	23% below peers
El Monte, CA	9.3%	26th	-0.2pp	15th	59% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA	7.2%	20th	-0.1pp	16th	25% above peers
Bend, OR	4.8%	11th	-0.1pp	17th	17% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	3.9%	7th	-0.0pp	18th	34% below peers
Columbia, MD	5.8%	16th	+0.1pp	19th	on par with peers
Burbank, CA	8.3%	23rd	+0.2pp	20th	43% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO	3.5%	6th	+0.1pp	21st	39% below peers
Green Bay, WI	8.2%	21st	+0.4pp	22nd	41% above peers
Brockton, MA	16.3%	30th	+1.0pp	23rd	180% above peers
Dearborn, MI	8.3%	22nd	+0.5pp	24th	42% above peers
Boulder, CO	9.1%	25th	+0.9pp	25th	57% above peers
West Covina, CA	5.4%	14th	+0.7pp	26th	8% below peers
Renton, WA	8.4%	24th	+1.6pp	27th	44% above peers
Centennial, CO	2.9%	4th	+0.7pp	28th	51% below peers
San Mateo, CA	6.8%	17th	+1.8pp	29th	17% above peers
Downey, CA	5.3%	13th	+1.5pp	30th	10% below peers
Fishers, IN	2.7%	3rd	+0.9pp	31st	54% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

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Peers worth a call

Athens, GA down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
San Bernardino, CA down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Carolina zona urbana, PR down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Real improvement ★ National leader

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Uninsured fell 0.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 4.1% to 3.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp).

Broader trend

30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Boulder started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Longer view

Uninsured fell 5.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.6% to 3.5%).

Bright spot 3.4%

20132024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	7.8%		+0.1pp
United States ref	8.4%		-0.4pp
Vacaville, CA	2.6%	1st	-1.6pp	1st	58% below peers
Burbank, CA	4.0%	7th	-2.3pp	2nd	36% below peers
Downey, CA	7.1%	19th	-3.2pp	3rd	15% above peers
Rialto, CA	9.0%	27th	-3.3pp	4th	46% above peers
Bend, OR	6.2%	16th	-1.9pp	5th	on par with peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	4.0%	9th	-1.2pp	6th	35% below peers
South Bend, IN	8.8%	26th	-2.1pp	7th	43% above peers
Lynn, MA	4.1%	10th	-0.9pp	8th	34% below peers
Boulder, CO	3.5%	4th	-0.7pp	9th	44% below peers
West Covina, CA	5.7%	15th	-0.9pp	10th	8% below peers
Dearborn, MI	5.3%	14th	-0.8pp	11th	14% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	6.2%	17th	-0.8pp	12th	1% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA	8.6%	25th	-1.0pp	13th	39% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	11.8%	30th	-1.2pp	14th	91% above peers
El Monte, CA	12.9%	31st	-0.7pp	15th	110% above peers
San Mateo, CA	4.0%	8th	-0.1pp	16th	35% below peers
Green Bay, WI	7.8%	22nd	-0.1pp	17th	26% above peers
Fayetteville, AR	8.3%	23rd	-0.0pp	18th	34% above peers
Yuma, AZ	11.3%	29th	+0.0pp	19th	82% above peers
Suffolk, VA	6.4%	18th	+0.1pp	20th	4% above peers
Renton, WA	7.6%	21st	+0.4pp	21st	24% above peers
Chico, CA	7.2%	20th	+0.4pp	22nd	17% above peers
Quincy, MA	3.5%	5th	+0.2pp	23rd	43% below peers
Carmel, IN	3.3%	3rd	+0.3pp	24th	47% below peers
Fishers, IN	3.2%	2nd	+0.3pp	25th	48% below peers
Centennial, CO	3.8%	6th	+0.5pp	26th	38% below peers
Brockton, MA	4.6%	12th	+0.6pp	27th	25% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO	4.9%	13th	+0.7pp	28th	21% below peers
Columbia, MD	4.6%	11th	+0.7pp	29th	26% below peers
Sugar Land, TX	8.3%	24th	+1.4pp	30th	35% above peers
Georgetown, TX	9.8%	28th	+2.7pp	31st	59% above peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

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Peers worth a call

Vacaville, CA down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Burbank, CA down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Roseville, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only ★ National leader

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Adult obesity is about two-thirds of the peer median.

18.9%

20202022

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Place	Latest	Today's rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	26.3%
United States ref	33.4%
Boulder, CO	18.9%	1st	40% below peers
San Mateo, CA	22.0%	2nd	30% below peers
Centennial, CO	22.2%	3rd	29% below peers
West Covina, CA	23.7%	4th	24% below peers
Renton, WA	24.4%	5th	22% below peers
Burbank, CA	24.6%	6th	21% below peers
Quincy, MA	25.5%	7th	19% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA	26.1%	8th	17% below peers
El Monte, CA	26.4%	9th	16% below peers
Carmel, IN	26.5%	10th	15% below peers
Sugar Land, TX	27.2%	11th	13% below peers
Bend, OR	27.5%	12th	12% below peers
Downey, CA	28.2%	13th	10% below peers
Fishers, IN	28.4%	14th	9% below peers
Columbia, MD	29.1%	15th	7% below peers
Georgetown, TX	31.3%	16th	on par with peers
Chico, CA	31.6%	17th	1% above peers
Vacaville, CA	32.4%	18th	4% above peers
Fayetteville, AR	33.7%	19th	8% above peers
Dearborn, MI	33.9%	20th	8% above peers
Spokane Valley, WA	34.0%	21st	9% above peers
Lynn, MA	34.3%	22nd	10% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO	34.9%	23rd	12% above peers
Brockton, MA	35.2%	24th	12% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	36.3%	25th	16% above peers
Rialto, CA	38.3%	26th	22% above peers
Green Bay, WI	38.9%	27th	24% above peers
Yuma, AZ	41.5%	28th	33% above peers
Suffolk, VA	41.7%	29th	33% above peers
South Bend, IN	42.0%	30th	34% above peers

CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric

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Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ National leader

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.2% then, 1.6% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend

37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Child uninsured fell 5.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.8% to 1.6%).

Bright spot 1.6%

20122024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	5.2%		+0.7pp
United States ref	5.5%		+0.4pp
Downey, CA	3.0%	15th	-3.9pp	1st	10% below peers
Burbank, CA	1.7%	3rd	-2.1pp	2nd	49% below peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	1.7%	4th	-1.0pp	3rd	49% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA	4.2%	21st	-1.8pp	4th	23% above peers
Fishers, IN	2.0%	5th	-0.8pp	5th	41% below peers
South Bend, IN	4.0%	20th	-1.0pp	6th	20% above peers
Rialto, CA	4.4%	22nd	-0.8pp	7th	29% above peers
West Covina, CA	3.0%	14th	-0.5pp	8th	11% below peers
Bend, OR	3.6%	17th	-0.4pp	9th	8% above peers
Yuma, AZ	7.7%	29th	-0.7pp	10th	128% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	6.3%	27th	+0.4pp	11th	87% above peers
Renton, WA	2.4%	8th	+0.3pp	12th	30% below peers
El Monte, CA	4.0%	19th	+0.6pp	13th	18% above peers
Vacaville, CA	1.7%	2nd	+0.3pp	14th	50% below peers
Centennial, CO	2.4%	9th	+0.5pp	15th	29% below peers
Boulder, CO	1.6%	1st	+0.4pp	16th	52% below peers
Dearborn, MI	3.7%	18th	+0.9pp	17th	8% above peers
Chico, CA	4.7%	24th	+1.2pp	18th	38% above peers
Columbia, MD	3.4%	16th	+0.9pp	19th	on par with peers
Spokane Valley, WA	2.6%	10th	+0.8pp	20th	23% below peers
Suffolk, VA	4.9%	25th	+1.7pp	21st	46% above peers
Green Bay, WI	5.7%	26th	+2.0pp	22nd	68% above peers
Sugar Land, TX	8.1%	31st	+2.9pp	23rd	139% above peers
Carmel, IN	2.9%	12th	+1.1pp	24th	14% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO	4.4%	23rd	+1.7pp	25th	29% above peers
Quincy, MA	3.0%	13th	+1.3pp	26th	11% below peers
San Mateo, CA	2.0%	6th	+1.0pp	27th	39% below peers
Fayetteville, AR	7.5%	28th	+3.8pp	28th	120% above peers
Lynn, MA	2.2%	7th	+1.2pp	29th	34% below peers
Brockton, MA	2.8%	11th	+1.6pp	30th	16% below peers
Georgetown, TX	7.9%	30th	+5.5pp	31st	134% above peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

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Peers worth a call

New Bedford, MA down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Cedar Rapids, IA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Salem, OR down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better No measurable change ★ National leader

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (76.0% then, 76.8% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend

76% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

College attainment rose 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (71.5% to 76.8%).

Bright spot 76.8%

20102024

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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	45.7%		+4.8pp
United States ref	35.7%		+3.5pp
Lynn, MA	24.1%	25th	+5.5pp	1st	43% below peers
El Monte, CA	15.2%	28th	+2.9pp	2nd	64% below peers
Bend, OR	52.9%	9th	+8.9pp	3rd	25% above peers
Brockton, MA	22.3%	26th	+3.7pp	4th	47% below peers
Vacaville, CA	28.0%	21st	+4.3pp	5th	34% below peers
Dearborn, MI	34.6%	17th	+4.8pp	6th	18% below peers
Georgetown, TX	47.8%	13th	+6.2pp	7th	13% above peers
Rialto, CA	12.6%	30th	+1.6pp	8th	70% below peers
South Bend, IN	29.3%	20th	+3.6pp	9th	31% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	26.5%	23rd	+3.1pp	10th	37% below peers
Suffolk, VA	33.3%	18th	+3.9pp	11th	21% below peers
Chico, CA	42.2%	15th	+4.8pp	12th	on par with peers
Yuma, AZ	20.9%	27th	+2.4pp	13th	51% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	14.9%	29th	+1.7pp	14th	65% below peers
Quincy, MA	50.3%	10th	+5.2pp	15th	19% above peers
Downey, CA	26.1%	24th	+2.7pp	16th	38% below peers
Burbank, CA	47.1%	14th	+4.8pp	17th	12% above peers
Centennial, CO	62.6%	7th	+5.2pp	18th	48% above peers
Renton, WA	39.5%	16th	+3.0pp	19th	7% below peers
Green Bay, WI	26.7%	22nd	+1.9pp	20th	37% below peers
San Mateo, CA	57.8%	8th	+3.6pp	21st	37% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA	69.2%	3rd	+4.1pp	22nd	64% above peers
Carmel, IN	74.4%	2nd	+3.8pp	23rd	76% above peers
Sugar Land, TX	63.0%	6th	+2.9pp	24th	49% above peers
West Covina, CA	30.1%	19th	+1.1pp	25th	29% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO	48.8%	12th	+0.9pp	26th	16% above peers
Columbia, MD	63.6%	5th	+0.9pp	27th	51% above peers
Boulder, CO	76.8%	1st	+0.8pp	28th	82% above peers
Fishers, IN	66.5%	4th	+0.0pp	29th	57% above peers
Fayetteville, AR	49.0%	11th	-1.2pp	30th	16% above peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024

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Peers worth a call

Arvada, CO up 10.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Bend, OR up 8.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Gainesville, FL up 8.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 86% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better Worsening ★ National leader

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Preschool enrollment fell 21.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 86.2% to 64.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±6.3pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend

30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.

Longer view

Preschool enrollment fell 5.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (69.9% to 64.9%).

Needs attention 64.9%

20112024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	48.7%		-1.9pp
United States ref	45.5%
Dearborn, MI	51.3%	12th	+14.5pp	1st	12% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA	68.2%	2nd	+18.3pp	2nd	50% above peers
Lynn, MA	32.8%	28th	+6.9pp	3rd	28% below peers
Carmel, IN	72.2%	1st	+12.2pp	4th	58% above peers
Fishers, IN	61.2%	5th	+7.0pp	5th	34% above peers
South Bend, IN	37.1%	23rd	+3.5pp	6th	19% below peers
El Monte, CA	48.2%	14th	+4.4pp	7th	6% above peers
Chico, CA	44.8%	18th	+3.0pp	8th	2% below peers
Bend, OR	50.9%	13th	+2.3pp	9th	12% above peers
San Mateo, CA	63.1%	4th	+1.8pp	10th	38% above peers
Georgetown, TX	45.6%	16th	+0.1pp	11th	on par with peers
Green Bay, WI	30.1%	29th	-2.1pp	12th	34% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	33.0%	26th	-2.4pp	13th	28% below peers
Sugar Land, TX	58.2%	8th	-4.4pp	14th	28% above peers
Columbia, MD	56.2%	9th	-4.3pp	15th	23% above peers
Quincy, MA	59.9%	6th	-8.1pp	16th	31% above peers
Downey, CA	45.0%	17th	-6.3pp	17th	1% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	40.0%	21st	-5.6pp	18th	12% below peers
Suffolk, VA	45.8%	15th	-7.9pp	19th	on par with peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	56.0%	10th	-12.8pp	20th	23% above peers
Centennial, CO	59.5%	7th	-14.5pp	21st	31% above peers
Brockton, MA	41.3%	19th	-11.2pp	22nd	9% below peers
West Covina, CA	40.9%	20th	-12.2pp	23rd	10% below peers
Boulder, CO	64.9%	3rd	-21.3pp	24th	42% above peers
Burbank, CA	53.0%	11th	-21.8pp	25th	16% above peers
Vacaville, CA	32.9%	27th	-14.3pp	26th	28% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO	35.4%	24th	-15.9pp	27th	22% below peers
Renton, WA	34.6%	25th	-17.8pp	28th	24% below peers
Yuma, AZ	28.6%	30th	-15.4pp	29th	37% below peers
Fayetteville, AR	39.6%	22nd	-29.2pp	30th	13% below peers
Rialto, CA	25.1%	31st	-18.5pp	31st	45% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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5 of 26 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 5 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ National leader

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.1% then, 2.0% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend

17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Disconnected youth rose 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.6% to 2.0%).

Bright spot 2.0%

20102024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	6.6%		+0.5pp
United States ref	6.9%		+0.3pp
Georgetown, TX	5.0%	8th	-6.8pp	1st	24% below peers
Centennial, CO	2.2%	2nd	-1.9pp	2nd	66% below peers
Rialto, CA	6.8%	19th	-4.4pp	3rd	4% above peers
Lynn, MA	5.7%	13th	-3.6pp	4th	14% below peers
El Monte, CA	7.0%	20th	-2.5pp	5th	6% above peers
South Bend, IN	8.8%	24th	-2.7pp	6th	34% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA	4.3%	5th	-1.3pp	7th	34% below peers
San Mateo, CA	5.2%	10th	-0.9pp	8th	21% below peers
Brockton, MA	4.9%	6th	-0.5pp	9th	25% below peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	11.7%	28th	-0.2pp	10th	78% above peers
Carmel, IN	3.7%	4th	+0.0pp	11th	44% below peers
Downey, CA	6.6%	16th	+0.7pp	12th	on par with peers
Chico, CA	3.3%	3rd	+0.4pp	13th	50% below peers
Yuma, AZ	12.3%	30th	+1.7pp	14th	88% above peers
Spokane Valley, WA	12.0%	29th	+1.9pp	15th	83% above peers
Suffolk, VA	6.7%	17th	+1.1pp	16th	2% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	11.2%	27th	+1.9pp	17th	70% above peers
Burbank, CA	5.0%	7th	+1.3pp	18th	24% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO	6.0%	14th	+1.7pp	19th	8% below peers
Fishers, IN	5.7%	12th	+1.9pp	20th	14% below peers
Sugar Land, TX	5.1%	9th	+1.9pp	21st	22% below peers
Dearborn, MI	7.3%	21st	+2.7pp	22nd	11% above peers
West Covina, CA	6.5%	15th	+2.7pp	23rd	2% below peers
Vacaville, CA	6.7%	18th	+3.0pp	24th	2% above peers
Boulder, CO	2.0%	1st	+1.0pp	25th	69% below peers
Columbia, MD	7.4%	22nd	+3.5pp	26th	12% above peers
Green Bay, WI	11.1%	26th	+5.7pp	27th	69% above peers
Renton, WA	8.4%	23rd	+4.8pp	28th	28% above peers
Bend, OR	13.0%	31st	+7.8pp	29th	98% above peers
Fayetteville, AR	5.2%	11th	+3.7pp	30th	21% below peers
Quincy, MA	11.0%	25th	+9.1pp	31st	68% above peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

EducationTeens not in school and not working

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Peers worth a call

Gainesville, FL down 2.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Demographics 4 indicators

Demographics

Population

No better direction No measurable change

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Population changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (106,392 then, 106,433 now; margin ±92).

Broader trend

90% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Population rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (102,002 to 106,433).

106,433

20102024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Georgetown, TX	85,999	31st	+21%	1st	18% below peers
Fayetteville, AR	99,319	29th	+17%	2nd	5% below peers
Dearborn, MI	107,423	5th	+13%	3rd	3% above peers
Fishers, IN	102,337	23rd	+13%	4th	2% below peers
Brockton, MA	105,386	13th	+10%	5th	1% above peers
Bend, OR	103,390	19th	+10%	6th	1% below peers
Suffolk, VA	98,796	30th	+10%	7th	5% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	106,365	10th	+9%	8th	2% above peers
Lynn, MA	101,709	26th	+8%	9th	3% below peers
Quincy, MA	102,114	25th	+8%	10th	2% below peers
Chico, CA	102,188	24th	+8%	11th	2% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO	103,656	18th	+7%	12th	1% below peers
Carmel, IN	101,651	27th	+4%	13th	3% below peers
Yuma, AZ	100,139	28th	+4%	14th	4% below peers
Renton, WA	105,317	14th	+4%	15th	1% above peers
Vacaville, CA	102,596	22nd	+4%	16th	2% below peers
Green Bay, WI	106,253	11th	+1%	17th	2% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	107,011	8th	+1%	18th	3% above peers
Rialto, CA	104,143	17th	+1%	19th	on par with peers
South Bend, IN	103,085	21st	+1%	20th	1% below peers
Burbank, CA	104,546	15th	+1%	21st	on par with peers
West Covina, CA	107,037	7th	+0%	22nd	3% above peers
Columbia, MD	104,338	16th	+0%	23rd	on par with peers
Boulder, CO	106,433	9th	+0%	24th	2% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA	107,087	6th	+0%	25th	3% above peers
San Mateo, CA	103,105	20th	-1%	26th	1% below peers
Downey, CA	110,939	1st	-1%	27th	6% above peers
Centennial, CO	108,201	3rd	-2%	28th	4% above peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	107,805	4th	-5%	29th	3% above peers
Sugar Land, TX	110,016	2nd	-7%	30th	5% above peers
El Monte, CA	106,109	12th	-8%	31st	2% above peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.

DemographicsPopulation

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Children's share of the population

No better direction No measurable change

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (12.5% then, 11.8% now; margin ±0.9pp).

Broader trend

37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Children fell 1.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (12.9% to 11.8%).

Big move 11.8%

20172024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	21.0%		-1.5pp
United States ref	21.9%		-0.7pp
Georgetown, TX	19.8%	22nd	+1.2pp	1st	9% below peers
Burbank, CA	19.1%	25th	+1.0pp	2nd	12% below peers
Fayetteville, AR	18.0%	28th	+0.3pp	3rd	18% below peers
Brockton, MA	25.3%	7th	+0.3pp	4th	16% above peers
Sugar Land, TX	22.9%	13th	+0.2pp	5th	5% above peers
El Monte, CA	22.8%	14th	-0.2pp	6th	4% above peers
Quincy, MA	14.4%	30th	-0.2pp	7th	34% below peers
Lynn, MA	24.1%	10th	-0.4pp	8th	10% above peers
Dearborn, MI	28.7%	1st	-0.6pp	9th	31% above peers
Suffolk, VA	23.6%	12th	-0.7pp	10th	8% above peers
Vacaville, CA	21.9%	15th	-0.8pp	11th	on par with peers
Yuma, AZ	25.5%	6th	-0.9pp	12th	17% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO	25.6%	4th	-0.9pp	13th	17% above peers
West Covina, CA	20.2%	21st	-0.8pp	14th	8% below peers
Chico, CA	18.4%	26th	-0.8pp	15th	16% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	21.2%	18th	-0.9pp	16th	3% below peers
Green Bay, WI	23.7%	11th	-1.1pp	17th	8% above peers
Rialto, CA	26.7%	2nd	-1.3pp	18th	22% above peers
Columbia, MD	21.0%	19th	-1.1pp	19th	4% below peers
Centennial, CO	21.9%	16th	-1.3pp	20th	on par with peers
Renton, WA	20.8%	20th	-1.3pp	21st	5% below peers
Boulder, CO	11.8%	31st	-0.7pp	22nd	46% below peers
South Bend, IN	25.5%	5th	-1.7pp	23rd	17% above peers
San Mateo, CA	19.6%	23rd	-1.3pp	24th	10% below peers
Carmel, IN	24.5%	8th	-1.8pp	25th	12% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA	18.4%	27th	-1.4pp	26th	16% below peers
Fishers, IN	26.7%	3rd	-2.9pp	27th	22% above peers
Downey, CA	21.3%	17th	-2.4pp	28th	2% below peers
Bend, OR	19.3%	24th	-2.8pp	29th	12% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	24.4%	9th	-3.6pp	30th	12% above peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	17.2%	29th	-2.7pp	31st	21% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

DemographicsChildren's share of the population

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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction Rising

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Single-parent rose 7.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.2% to 27.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.5pp).

Broader trend

17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.

Longer view

Single-parent rose 5.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.5% to 27.9%).

Big move 27.9%

20102024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	24.9%		+1.0pp
United States ref	29.9%		-0.2pp
San Mateo, CA	23.5%	22nd	+6.8pp	1st	24% below peers
Boulder, CO	27.9%	19th	+7.7pp	2nd	9% below peers
West Covina, CA	34.0%	11th	+8.6pp	3rd	10% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	28.8%	17th	+6.0pp	4th	7% below peers
Bend, OR	33.4%	12th	+6.7pp	5th	8% above peers
Spokane Valley, WA	32.4%	13th	+4.8pp	6th	5% above peers
El Monte, CA	46.4%	3rd	+6.1pp	7th	51% above peers
Green Bay, WI	41.2%	6th	+5.3pp	8th	34% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA	27.1%	20th	+3.2pp	9th	12% below peers
Sugar Land, TX	10.7%	31st	+1.3pp	10th	65% below peers
Burbank, CA	22.5%	24th	+2.7pp	11th	27% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO	23.2%	23rd	+2.6pp	12th	25% below peers
Chico, CA	36.0%	8th	+3.6pp	13th	17% above peers
Lynn, MA	45.4%	4th	+3.0pp	14th	47% above peers
Downey, CA	36.3%	7th	+2.1pp	15th	18% above peers
Renton, WA	30.8%	16th	+1.0pp	16th	on par with peers
Columbia, MD	28.1%	18th	+0.2pp	17th	9% below peers
Carmel, IN	13.4%	28th	+0.1pp	18th	56% below peers
South Bend, IN	48.2%	2nd	+0.1pp	19th	57% above peers
Ponce zona urbana, PR	68.5%	1st	-0.4pp	20th	122% above peers
Suffolk, VA	32.0%	14th	-0.2pp	21st	4% above peers
Rialto, CA	34.2%	10th	-0.4pp	22nd	11% above peers
Fayetteville, AR	31.2%	15th	-2.5pp	23rd	1% above peers
Yuma, AZ	36.0%	9th	-3.6pp	24th	17% above peers
Centennial, CO	15.7%	27th	-1.6pp	25th	49% below peers
Vacaville, CA	24.7%	21st	-4.0pp	26th	20% below peers
Quincy, MA	18.4%	26th	-3.2pp	27th	40% below peers
Georgetown, TX	22.0%	25th	-4.2pp	28th	29% below peers
Brockton, MA	42.8%	5th	-9.3pp	29th	39% above peers
Dearborn, MI	13.4%	29th	-3.4pp	30th	57% below peers
Fishers, IN	12.2%	30th	-3.8pp	31st	61% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

DemographicsChildren in single-parent families

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Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (71.4% then, 66.5% now; margin ±9.1pp).

Broader trend

7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Working parents rose 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (65.3% to 66.5%).

66.5%

20102024

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Colorado ref	67.2%		+3.1pp
United States ref	68.1%		+1.9pp
Ponce zona urbana, PR	57.4%	30th	+11.7pp	1st	16% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA	72.2%	7th	+10.4pp	2nd	5% above peers
Dearborn, MI	37.9%	31st	+5.3pp	3rd	45% below peers
Renton, WA	68.5%	17th	+9.2pp	4th	on par with peers
Sugar Land, TX	63.6%	21st	+8.2pp	5th	7% below peers
Spokane Valley, WA	61.8%	24th	+7.2pp	6th	10% below peers
Chico, CA	69.9%	13th	+7.6pp	7th	2% above peers
Quincy, MA	73.3%	5th	+6.8pp	8th	7% above peers
Bend, OR	64.7%	20th	+4.4pp	9th	6% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA	60.0%	27th	+3.8pp	10th	13% below peers
Fishers, IN	77.3%	3rd	+4.8pp	11th	13% above peers
Georgetown, TX	72.2%	6th	+3.3pp	12th	5% above peers
Columbia, MD	78.2%	2nd	+2.9pp	13th	14% above peers
Suffolk, VA	69.2%	15th	+2.5pp	14th	1% above peers
Downey, CA	70.6%	11th	+2.3pp	15th	3% above peers
El Monte, CA	63.5%	22nd	+1.8pp	16th	7% below peers
San Mateo, CA	76.2%	4th	+2.0pp	17th	11% above peers
Rialto, CA	61.0%	26th	+1.5pp	18th	11% below peers
Centennial, CO	71.5%	8th	+1.2pp	19th	4% above peers
Brockton, MA	80.7%	1st	+0.4pp	20th	18% above peers
West Covina, CA	70.0%	12th	-1.0pp	21st	2% above peers
South Bend, IN	68.6%	16th	-1.0pp	22nd	on par with peers
Carmel, IN	68.3%	18th	-1.4pp	23rd	on par with peers
Vacaville, CA	58.9%	29th	-1.4pp	24th	14% below peers
Lynn, MA	71.2%	9th	-2.6pp	25th	4% above peers
Yuma, AZ	59.2%	28th	-3.2pp	26th	14% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO	69.7%	14th	-5.1pp	27th	2% above peers
Boulder, CO	66.5%	19th	-4.9pp	28th	3% below peers
Burbank, CA	62.6%	23rd	-4.7pp	29th	9% below peers
Green Bay, WI	70.9%	10th	-5.6pp	30th	3% above peers
Fayetteville, AR	61.8%	25th	-6.0pp	31st	10% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 26 census tracts

DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force

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5 of 26 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 3 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±6.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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